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お金は、稼ぐには時間がかかるが、いざ使うとなるとあっという間になくなる。

Sentence Analyzer

お金 稼ぐ 時間 かかる いざ 使う なる あっという間に なくなる

English Translation

Money takes a long time to earn, but you can spend it in no time.

Furigana

(かね)は、(かせ)ぐには時間(じかん)がかかるが、いざ使(つか)うとなるとあっという()になくなる。

Romanji

Okane wa, kasegu ni wa jikan ga kakaru ga, iza tsukau to naru to attoiumani nakunaru.

Words

お金 (おかね)
money
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
稼ぐ (かせぐ)
to earn income; to labor; to labour
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
掛かる (かかる)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on
いざ (いざ)
now; come (now); well
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
あっという間に (あっというまに、あっとゆうまに)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; in the time it takes to say "ah!"
無くなる (なくなる)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: カ、 かせ.ぐ
Meanings: earnings, work, earn money
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause